text_original: The facts are that, in the con  usion of the earlier times, the Church had acquired a ery large amount of land and that Charles had not nough Crown lands left to reward his officers in the 112 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE usual way by grants of land. Charles therefore re  sorted to the expedient of resuming Crown lands that had been alienated into ecclesiastical hands, or appoint  ing his warriors as prelates or abbots so that they might draw the revenues of religious foundations.
text_transcription: THE FACTS ARE THAT IN THE CONFUSION OF THE EARLIER TIMES THE CHURCH HAD ACQUIRED A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF LAND AND THAT CHARLES HAD NOT ENOUGH CROWN LANDS LEFT TO REWARD HIS OFFICERS IN THE USUAL WAY BY GRANTS OF LAND CHARLES THEREFORE RESORTED TO THE EXPEDIENT OF RESUMING CROWN LANDS THAT HAD BEEN ALIENATED INTO ECCLESIASTICAL HANDS OR APPOINTING HIS WARRIORS AS PRELATES OR ABBOTS SO THAT THEY MIGHT DRAW THE REVENUES OF RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS
phonemes: ðə fˈækts ɑːɹ ðˈæt, ɪnðə kˈɑːn jˈuːʒən ʌvðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ tˈaɪmz, ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ hæd ɐkwˈaɪɚd ɐ ˈɜːɹi lˈɑːɹdʒ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv lˈænd ænd ðæt tʃˈɑːɹlz hæd nˌɑːt nˈʌf kɹˈaʊn lˈændz lˈɛft tə ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd hɪz ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp jˈuːʒuːəl wˈeɪ baɪ ɡɹˈænts ʌv lˈænd. tʃˈɑːɹlz ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ɹˌiː sˈɔːɹɾᵻd tə ðɪ ɛkspˈiːdiənt ʌv ɹᵻzˈuːmɪŋ kɹˈaʊn lˈændz ðæt hɐdbɪn ˈeɪliənˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl hˈændz, ɔːɹ ɐpˈɔɪnt ˈɪŋ hɪz wˈɔːɹɪɚz æz pɹˈɛləts ɔːɹ ˈæbəts sˌoʊ ðæt ðeɪ mˌaɪt dɹˈɔː ðə ɹˈɛvənˌuːz ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs faʊndˈeɪʃənz.